Cost of living comparison
Germany is 2.4 times more expensive than Buenos Aires.
If you lived in Germany instead of Buenos Aires, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Buenos Aires
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
$2,450.17
|
$12.84
€12.04
|
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
$1,750.12
|
$9.44
€8.85
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
$360.08
|
$2.65
€2.48
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
$314.06
|
$2.37
€2.23
|
|
pay 85.8% more for groceries
|
Buenos Aires
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
$469.67
|
$2.00
€1.87
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.51
$1,229.94
|
$6.74
€6.32
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
$1,103.98
|
$4.22
€3.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
$510.44
|
$2.93
€2.75
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.76
$617.38
|
$3.90
€3.66
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.66
$230.97
|
$1.21
€1.14
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
$198.35
|
$0.80
€0.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
$108.49
|
$1.02
€0.96
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
$235.36
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
$104.34
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
$117.04
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
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pay 4.7 times more for transportation
|
Buenos Aires
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.52
$1,230.92
|
$8.31
€7.79
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.80
$2,380.17
|
$73.47
€68.90
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
$8,750,625.00
|
$27,050.12
€25,366.25
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
$1,750.12
|
$21.90
€20.54
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
|
Buenos Aires
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.47
$8,215.93
|
$37.93
€35.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$313.32
$109,669.99
|
$759.74
€712.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.62
$78,971.03
|
$577.93
€541.95
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.96
$12,936.51
|
$202.18
€189.59
|
|
pay 92.0% more for childcare
|
Buenos Aires
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.40
$65,594.68
|
$325.78
€305.50
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,653.81
$1,978,974.32
|
$11,890.74
€11,150.54
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Buenos Aires
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
$700.05
|
$4.05
€3.80
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
$601.10
|
$3.27
€3.07
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
$700.05
|
$8.03
€7.53
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.07
$7,725.33
|
$34.77
€32.61
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
$1,750.12
|
$12.08
€11.33
|
|
pay 3.3% less for clothing
|
Buenos Aires
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.11
$23,488.75
|
$80.79
€75.76
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.53
$20,138.17
|
$39.60
€37.14
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.00
$37,453.84
|
$88.39
€82.89
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.70
$34,548.08
|
$113.48
€106.42
|
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